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Research Interests:

Niyati's doctoral research focuses on investigating the impact of building envelope dynamic/movable solar screens on occupant’s thermal perception in perimeter offices shaded by these screens and their cumulative impacts on improving occupant’s satisfaction in buildings and reducing energy consumption. She employed research methods such as; experimental simulations in computational environment and experiments in full-scale, screen shaded prototype test-cells involving human subjects, to address the following research questions:  (1) compared to an optimized static/non-movable screen, how differently do dynamic screens impact occupant’s thermal perception? and (2) how can EDSc be designed to induce occupant’s thermal pleasure and maintain it?  

Niyati's broader research interests are in the areas of sustainability and sustainable building design, historic preservation of cultural landscapes, and occupant behaviour modelling for building design.